UK Child Migration to Australia, 1945-1970: A Study in Policy Failure

by Gordon Lynch

Book Overview

This open access book offers an unprecedented analysis of child welfare schemes, situating them in the wider context of post-war policy debates about the care of children. Between 1945 and 1970, an estimated 3,500 children were sent from Britain to Australia, unaccompanied by their parents, through child migration schemes funded by the Australian and British Governments and delivered by churches, religious orders and charities. Functioning in a wider...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030697304
• ISBN13: 9783030697303
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"